Toledo Chamber Blog

​Are you selling products to China, working with companies or entrepreneurs who want to sell to China, or even just thinking about selling products in the Asia Market? There is an event coming up in Detroit that you may be interested in! Gateway ’17 hosted by the Alibaba Group will be in Detroit June 20-21 at the Cobo Center. Alibaba is China’s largest online commerce company, and your gateway to tapping into the growing demand for U.S. products in China.

You’re invited to join over 1,000 industry leaders to learn how to access the Chinese middle class — the largest, fastest growing online consumer market in the world, expected to become a 1.7 trillion-dollar business by 2020. This is an unprecedented opportunity to get in on the future infrastructure of commerce, and to hear Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s only 2017 open public speaking engagement.

The Ohio SBDC Export Assistance Network will be organizing a delegation of Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Members to lead to the event. Premium discounts will be offered to those attending as part of the TRCC delegation.

Currently, we are gauging interest in attending the event. If you think you are interested, or want additional information, contact Colleen Kardasz, Director Ohio SBDC Export Assistance Network. Please provide the following information:

Company name

How many people are interested in attending? Please provide names and titles.

Would you like transportation to the event?

Do you want to attend both days? If yes, do you want help with finding a hotel? Are you interested in a dinner with the group and other partners on the 20th?

Would you be interested in separate meetings or events set-up just for our group?